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Decision for EU citizens may take only one day

As EU citizens seeking asylum in Finland are considered to come from a safe country of origin, their applications are examined using the accelerated procedure. A safe country of origin is deemed to be a State in which the applicant is in no danger of being persecuted or is not subject to infringements of human rights. Almost without exception, EU citizens will receive a negative decision and, if necessary, will be turned back to their home country.

In January–April 2010, Bulgarians were the second biggest group seeking asylum in Finland; only Somalis were one person more. With respect to them, the processing time is the shortest of all – with the Finnish Immigration Service being able, in the most rapid cases, to make decisions on the very day of receiving a report from the police or the Finnish Border Guard.

28.5.2010

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